Science and Technology 2018

EASY
1. Biosphere describes the earth realm where life occurs. What describes the entire solid
earth realm and is composed of mineral matter?
Lithosphere
2. Yeast, used in making bread is a
a.) plant
b.) fungus
c.) bacteria
d.) seed
3. If an individual is a dendrochronologist, what would she count?
Tree rings (tree age or tree year)
4. A Galactic year is the length of time that it takes our sun to orbit the galaxy. In Earth
years, how long is a Galactic year?
a.) 100 million years
b.) 230 million years
c.) 620 million years
d.) 940 million years
5. What body function are rats unable to do which makes them extra vulnerable to
poison?
Vomit
6. Which of the following is primarily composed of calcium carbonate?
a.) Fish scales
b.) Shark teeth
c.) Oyster Shells
d.) Whale bones
7. What is another name for the Paleolithic Age?
The Stone Age
 8. What radioactive element is routinely used in treating hyperthyroidism, and in reducing
thyroid activity?
a.) Iron-59
b.) Gold-198
c.) Cobalt-60
d.) Iodine-131

9. What is the general name for the rising and falling of sea levels in response to the forces
exerted by the Moon and Sun?
Tides
10. Hydrocarbons that contain a triple bond between carbon atoms are known as
a.) alkenes
b.) alkanes
c.) alkynes
d.) polymers

AVERAGE
1. What wonder drug was used for three years by the Army and Navy before becoming
available to the general public in 1944?
Penicillin
2. A major component of the cytoplasmic membrane that is unique to Gram negatives.
Endotoxin
3. Identify the amino acid that is the major contributor to the transport of nitrogen
destined for excretion as urea:
a) Alanine
b) Glutamine
c) Glycine
d) Ornithine
 4. In human males, testosterone is produced mainly by the
a) Leydig cells
b) Sertoli cells
c) Seminiferous tubules
d) Vas deferens
5. Deficiency of which one of these vitamins may lead to megaloblastic anaemia?
a) Vitamin B6
b) Vitamin B12
c) Vitamin D
d) Vitamin K
DIFFICULT
1. A dry, powdery substance that is electrically charged, so that it adheres to a drum, plate,
or piece of paper in a laser printer or photocopier charged with the opposite polarity.
Toner
2. What colorless, pungent gas is often dissolved in water to yield a solution that is used as
a biological preservative?
Formaldehyde
3. Dehydration increases the plasma concentration of all the following hormones except
a) Vasopressin
b) Angiotensin II
c) Aldosterone
d) Norepinephrine
4. Name the famous mathematician/physicist who was born in the year Galileo died.
(Isaac) Newton
5. What is the technique by which lasers are used to photograph objects and reproduce
them in three dimensions?
Holography
CLINCHER
1. What class of organic compounds is characterized by an -OH group bonded to an
alkyl group?
Alcohol
2. What does the acronym ASCII stand for?
American Standard Code for Information Interchange
3. A large and expensive computer capable of supporting hundreds, or even thousands,
of users simultaneously.
Mainframes
4. What do you produce by adding Lactobacillus Bulgaricus to milk?
Yogurt
5. What is the universal solvent?
Water
6. A LAN protocol developed in 1976 by Xerox Corporation in cooperation with DEC
and Intel.
Ethernet